A fire that started in the office area of a Kwikpac Fisheries warehouse in Emmonak on Saturday afternoon, quickly grew in size to envelope and destroy five buildings in that community as the fire raged throughout the weekend, troopers reported. Troopers and the community’s VPSO were notified of smoke pouring from a window from one of […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Commissioner Mark Luiken signed an Emergency Determination Tuesday allowing the DOT&PF to respond to the rapidly deteriorating river erosion and flooding situation on the Glenn Highway at Milepost 64 near Sutton, Alaska. The Matanuska River has risen to flood levels near the community of […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — Sunday evening, during the daily briefing, Mike Coffey, Maintenance and Operations Director for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, could barely contain his enthusiasm as he shared with the Dalton Unified Incident Command that flood levels had dropped enough to start repair work immediately. “This is a good day,” said Coffey. “Over […]
Traffic came to a halt for 45 minutes after a single vehicle collision closed the Sterling Highway on Monday morning troopers report. It was at 4:57 am, that the Anchor Point State Troopers responded to mile 154 of the Sterling Highway after receiving a report of a collision there. When troopers arrived at the scene […]